DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/01 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1001z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 21.7 - - 25.8 - - 15.3 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 10 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1028 - - 1772 - - 45 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 917 - - 918 - - 917 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1917 - - 2661 - - 934 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 531 - - 708 - - 1047 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 175 - - 114 - - 0 W* B/S - - - - - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 15 - - 17 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 202 - - 202 - - 190 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -2 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -1003 - - -1072 - - -879 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2920 - - 3733 - - 1813 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -7830 - - -7277 - - -10587 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 9747 - - 9938 - - 11521 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 76 - - 89 - - 91 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 21.7 - - 25.8 - - 15.3 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 12.5 - - 13.0 - - 11.1 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 21.2 - - 25.9 - - 18.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 11.7 - - 12.2 - - 12.1 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 76 - - 10 - - -35 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 1028 - - 1772 - - 45 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 3 - - 58 - - 63 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - 2 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95362 91 236 103 239 86 243 95362 88216 71 241 78 251 73 258 88216 82742 52 252 51 254 64 264 82742 78188 41 264 38 271 48 268 78188 74248 37 277 45 279 41 287 74248 70754 35 275 43 278 39 296 70754 67570 34 291 40 292 39 295 67570 64615 37 301 39 298 33 299 64615 61850 40 311 38 309 35 310 61850 59156 47 313 43 325 42 315 59156 56336 48 312 53 325 48 317 56336 53404 49 315 57 320 51 325 53404 50604 50 319 56 319 55 328 50604 48085 50 321 53 322 56 324 48085 45824 48 324 51 328 55 322 45824 43771 47 327 52 329 52 324 43771 41897 46 330 51 328 51 327 41897 40174 48 333 50 328 50 329 40174 38584 51 327 46 332 50 332 38584 37107 43 316 46 336 46 332 37107 35736 37 310 39 332 38 337 35736 34438 27 325 33 325 29 331 34438 33137 20 353 22 348 20 329 33137 31795 18 006 17 002 13 355 31795 30405 19 360 13 359 11 017 30405 28952 19 350 12 359 7 002 28952 27424 18 327 13 344 3 314 27424 25825 15 310 13 328 5 284 25825 24150 15 286 13 292 9 268 24150 22404 15 272 15 275 7 279 22404 20598 13 272 11 263 6 278 20598 18723 10 268 9 251 8 260 18723 16769 11 251 10 245 8 253 16769 14777 11 240 12 238 10 247 14777 12860 14 231 15 230 12 252 12860 11120 16 222 20 222 12 252 11120 9576 17 219 26 213 9 234 9576 8210 18 222 28 208 20 219 8210 7005 18 227 26 209 31 205 7005 5943 17 228 25 212 30 202 5943 5005 17 226 26 213 29 207 5005 4181 19 222 26 217 30 216 4181 3458 21 219 25 216 27 221 3458 2814 23 216 20*205 23 218 2814 2249 22*211 19*203 20 205 2249 1779 17*203 18 202 20 200 1779 1418 16 203 17 202 19 198 1418 1170 15 202 16 201 17 196 1170 1019 14 202 14 201 13*194 1019 934 11 202 11 201 6*190 934 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography